EST. 2018
Formed in 2018, the Reservoir Dolls is a ladies competitive dragon boat team based in Calgary, AB. In 2023, We added the Reservoir Dolls & Dudes mixed team to our club.
Together, our teams are comprised of 24 paddlers, from different backgrounds and walks of life who all share a common love of dragon boating!
Our vision for our teams is to empower our paddlers by being inclusive and inspiring teamwork both on and off the water. To achieve this, we train year-round with our coach and trainer, Annette McIntosh, at EMF Fitness Calgary.
The teams are an ever evolving crew of dedicated and committed paddlers working hard to enjoy great times on and off the water.
Coach Annette
Annette has been involved in dragon boating for 20 years. She started out paddling on her office’s corporate team. She enjoyed it so much, she, along with her husband Roger (the Dolls & Dudes Steers) joined a mixed team and paddled with the Red Eyes in Calgary for a number of years. During that time, she took a dragon boat coaching course.
Annette started coaching the corporate team and did that for a number of years. She began paddling with the Reservoir Dolls and when we needed a coach in our second season, she graciously took on the task. Annette has been coaching the team ever since, both on and off the water.
A huge component of the Dolls & Dudes team training is dryland , which prepares the paddlers for their water season by increasing strength and working on building muscle. Annette is a certified fitness trainer and generously offers her skills and expertise leading group classes for the teams throughout the fall and winter.
During Annette’s tenure with the Dolls, we have expanded to having both a female and mixed team.
Annette is certified as a Women’s Exercise Specialist, Pre and Post Natal Specialist, Crossfit Level I Instructor and Level I Precision Nutrition Coach. She has a passion for learning and has taken many courses including TRX training, BOSU ball balance training as well as a Yoga/Pilates/Barre course. She has helped many people transform their physical and mental health by by inspiring them both in and out of the gym.
Annette feels that fitness is truly a journey and one that she will be on for as long as she is physically able! She fully expects to be the lady in her 80s working out and working with her clients on and off the water.
Ms. Amber, Ms. Obsidian, Ms. Veridian, Ms. Plum, Ms. Mustard, Mr. Green, Ms. Yellow, Ms.Lilac
Ms. Amber, Ms. Obsidian, Ms. Veridian, Ms. Plum, Ms. Mustard, Mr. Green, Ms. Yellow, Ms.Lilac
Mr. Orange, Ms. Mustard, Mr. Port, Ms. Red, Ms. Saffron, Ms. Cornflower
Mr. Orange, Ms. Mustard, Mr. Port, Ms. Red, Ms. Saffron, Ms. Cornflower
Ms. Fern, Ms. Magenta, Ms. Sangria, Ms. Aqua, Ms. Emerald, Ms. Chartreuse, Ms. Peach Pearl,
Ms. Fern, Ms. Magenta, Ms. Sangria, Ms. Aqua, Ms. Emerald, Ms. Chartreuse, Ms. Peach Pearl,
Mr. Smokey, Ms . Sapphire, Ms. Frost, Ms. Tangerine, Ms. Crimson, Ms. Plum, Ms. Azure, Mr. Rust, Mr. Blue,
Mr. Smokey, Ms . Sapphire, Ms. Frost, Ms. Tangerine, Ms. Crimson, Ms. Plum, Ms. Azure, Mr. Rust, Mr. Blue,
Want to become a Doll or Dude?
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